Susanna Arus

EU Public Affairs Manager

Susanna leads, designs, and implements the global communication strategy for Frank Bold’s Purpose of the Corporation Project. She has thus coordinated multiple workshops and events in Brussels and throughout Europe. Above all, she organized the project’s Creating Sustainable Companies Summit, held on September 28, 2016, which brought together over 100 participants and 30 speakers for 12 summit sessions.

Susanna also helps to create and distribute the project’s reports, position papers, and policy responses. She is in charge of the graphic design of the Project’s publications and audio-visual work, and manages its media relations.

Susanna is a graduate of the journalism program at the University of Barcelona. Before her engagement at Frank Bold, she worked in the public and private sectors and for non-profits. Her work today harnesses the wealth of skills she has gained in media, events, communications, graphic design, video and photo production.

My articles

EU Commission’s new rules on sustainable value chains risk creating a tick-the-box exercise

After several months of delay, today, the European Commission presented its proposal for a Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive in Brussels. The main objective of this new legislation is to integrate into European law international standards such as the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights - adopted globally over a decade ago - and standards developed and approved by the OECD.

The European Commission's proposal must be strengthened to end corporate harm to human rights, the environment and climate

On 23 February 2022, the European Commission released its proposal for a directive on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence. This directive could represent a landmark step forward in minimising the negative impacts of businesses on workers, communities and the environment worldwide. In response, over 220 NGOs and trade unions from around the world welcome the proposal as an essential and long-awaited step toward corporate accountability, responsible business conduct and access to justice.

Why we need to get improved corporate sustainability data by 2024

Investors, asset managers and civil society organisations call for the prompt implementation of the reform on corporate sustainability reporting and EU standards